Comparison

ON Magazine vs Virtual Technician

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ON Magazine

This digital magazine offers in-depth guides on audio products like headphones, amplifiers, and speakers. Published in French, it focuses on high-end Hi-Fi, home cinema, and cool tech. Future issues will increase frequency.

Highlights
  • Audio product guides
  • Headphones and earphones reviews
  • DAC and amplifier information
  • Hi-Fi and Home Cinema content
  • High-tech audio/video coverage
  • Digital magazine format
Features
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Our magazines are guides (in french) about audio products : headphones, earphones, DAC (Digital Audio Converters), Hi-Fi and Home Cinema amplifiers, headphones amplifiers, loudpeakers, turntables... We are based in France and our website is www.On-Mag.fr, dedicated to High End Hi-Fi and Home Cinema products, or cool High tech, audio and video cool stuffs. For the moment we have two issue per year. One guide of audiophiles headpones and earphones. An another on audiophiles multimedia products. But in the future, we will launch more issues per year. ================================== The magazine offers a yearly (1.79€/1.99$) auto-renewable subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ================================== This magazine is proudly powered by PressPad. Privacy Policy: https://presspadapp.com/terms-apps/ Terms of Use https://www.presspadapp.com/terms/

About

Virtual Technician

This app allows musicians to digitally adjust the sound, touch, and tuning of their Kawai digital piano. Shape the piano's character in real-time with an intuitive interface, learning about acoustic piano adjustments.

Highlights
  • Adjust sound, touch, and tuning
  • Simulates professional piano technician refinements
  • Shape piano character to personal preferences
  • Regulate hammer and key release noises
  • Fine-tune string, lid, and damper resonances
  • Intuitive iPad app interface
  • Learn acoustic piano characteristics
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Adjust various sound, touch, and tuning characteristics of your Kawai digital piano, as if you were a professional concert tuner. The knowledge and skill of an experienced piano technician is essential to realise the full potential of a fine acoustic piano. In addition to meticulously tuning each note, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing. The Virtual Technician feature of Kawai digital pianos simulates these refinements digitally, allowing musicians to shape various aspects of the piano’s character to suit their personal preferences. Perform touch weight and voicing adjustments, regulate subtle hammer and key release noises, and fine-tune string, lid, and damper resonances – all in real-time, from the comfort of an intuitive iPad app. ・Attractive interface created by Kawai’s award-winning design group, following the same traditional philosophies expressed in our acoustic and digital pianos. ・Learn to adjust various acoustic piano characteristics through the app’s elegant graphical interface and detailed explanations. ・Use the app’s Preview function to hear a sample passage that demonstrates the current setting with the instrument’s piano sound. Compatible models: Kawai CN39/CN29/CN37/CN27/CN17/CN35/CN25/KDP110, CS11/CS8, ES110/ES8, CA58/CA48/CA28/CA97/CA67/CA17/CA33, CP1/CP2/CP3 * The ‘Lightning to USB Camera Adapter’ or ‘Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit’ accessory is required in order to connect an iPad to the Kawai digital piano using a USB cable. It is also possible to connect the iPad wirelessly using the Quicco Sound ‘mi.1’ Bluetooth MIDI device. * A software update may be required in order to utilise the Virtual Technician app with CN37, CA97/CA67 v1.05+ and CP Series (CP1/CP2/CP3 v1.04+) instruments. Please visit the support pages at www.kawai-global.com (CN37, CA97/CA67) and www.kawaius.com (CP Series) for further information. Compatibility: Requires iOS8.0 or later. Compatible with iPad.

Screenshots

ON Magazine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virtual Technician at 39% against ON Magazine's 0%. Virtual Technician also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ON Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Virtual Technician asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ON Magazine ships an update every 5 months, Virtual Technician every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ON Magazine versus Virtual Technician: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterON MagazineVirtual Technician
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews38.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPressPad Sp. z o.o.Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

ON Magazine

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Virtual Technician

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative58.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ON Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • ON Magazine$1.991 Year
One-time9
  • Issue #4$0.99
  • Issue #7$0.99
  • Issue #9$0.99
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  • Issue #10$0.99
  • Issue #11$0.99
  • Issue #12$0.99
  • Issue #98$0.99
  • Issue #99$0.99
  • Issue #100$0.99
None

Virtual Technician

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ON Magazine free?
ON Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Technician free?
Virtual Technician is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ON Magazine or Virtual Technician have ads?
Neither ON Magazine nor Virtual Technician shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ON Magazine or Virtual Technician?
ON Magazine ships an update every 5 months, and Virtual Technician every 7 months. Most recently, ON Magazine was updated on October 29, 2026 and Virtual Technician on October 24, 2026.

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